Here are my thoughts.... This would be once I have a brick and mortar location. Until then I would be limited to an online presence and public meeting locations such as library study rooms and parks.
Something like this would be a DREAM
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/3-Lakeside-Dr_Columbia_VA_23038_M69569-10277?from=srp-list-card
Business Card/Sign Idea:
Eternal Flame: Interfaith Church
*Flame Logo*
A Community for shared ritual, spiritual care, and spiritual direction
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Quotes that Contribute to Mission:
- "Spiritual, or pastoral, care should not be circumscribed to "faith" traditions"... unless that faith as it was understood in medieval times: "faith refers to a concept of trust in someone", not belief in a higher power. (Lartey & Moon, 5)
- Self awareness is as crucial to spirituality as God-awareness (Lartey & Moon, 22)
- What is spiritual about us is our ability to relate, and to speak of spirituality therefore is to refer to the characteristic ways in which we relate across various dimensions of our being and different forces of existence. (Lartey & Moon 21)
- Spirituality refers to the human capacity for relationships with self, others, and God... (Lartey & Moon 22)
- Spiritual care practices need, among other things, to be directed at nurturing and enhancing our deepest sense of the divine or of transcendence in our human experience. (Lartey and Moon 23)
- ...relationship with God is strengthened or developed within the group. (L&M 25)
- Spirituality very clearly has to do with the way in which we encounter the created world. (L&M 27)
- Spiritual care giving has to do with caring for what is spiritual about us as human beings. Spiritual care then is concerned with facilitating healthy relationships - with God, with self, with others, and with the environment. (L&M, 27)
- Put this on the back of business cards
Services: Shared Ritual and Spiritual Direction
- Weekly Interfaith rituals on Monday Nights (6pm start)
- Hospitality hour done via potluck style
- Solitary Worship (free)
- Multiple altars available for personal devotion each with candles to light, prayer request boxes, and offering stations
- Rituals and Ceremonies offered ($ income)
- Home Cleanses
- Weddings/Handfastings/Secular Commitment Ceremonies
- Initiations/Coming of age (Spiritual or Secular [birthdays, proms, divorces, etc.)
- One on One Spiritual direction by appointment ($: Sliding Scale income)
- Possibilities:
- Just conversation and care plan
- Guided Meditation
- Ritual
- Divination readings
- Custom Spell craft
- Custom Spell work
- Group Spiritual Direction Workshops ($ income)
- Basics of Witchcraft
- Candle Magic
- Divination
- Guided meditation and Journeying
- Ecstatic Dance
- Joining of Voices (drum circles, night of songs [themed], jam sessions)
- Group Programs Weekly
- If I can find one to rent to: AA/NA group ($ income, free to members)
- Interfaith Youth Program ($ income: price per kid per day, includes a snack)
- Interfaith Devotional: Men & Masc Identifying - "Men's Circle" (free)
- Interfaith Devotional: Women & Fem Identifying - "Women's Circle" (free)
- Interfaith Devotional: Community (free)
- Retreats ($ income per person and level of activity planning)
- Youth Retreats with overnight stay
- Daytime Youth Retreats
- Silent Retreats with overnight stay
- Daytime Silent Retreats
- Devotional Retreat
- Interfaith
- Singularly Religious (Christian, Buddhist, Taoist, Muslim, Hindu, Etc)
- Room Rentals - Outside of Retreats, no planned activity ($ income)
- Per room for devotional reflection + Meals
- Per room for devotional reflection - no meals
Services: Community
- Monthly Drag Brunch ($ income)
- Themed (Family Friendly) - 3 performers; 2 act each
- Brunch: FREE WATER
- $15 show, no food - 1 mimosa
- $10 show only, no food or drink
- $25 show, meal, and mimosa
- $20 show and meal
- Followed by Drag Story hour - additional $10
- Performers keep their tips & I pay each a cut of the door evenly.
- Monthly Drag Night: ($ income)
- Sacrilege: Religious Catharsis/ Healing Religious Trauma
- 18+
- $10
- Community Voices:
- Local artists perform, could be music, poetry, writing, art
- free..... donations welcome.
- Retreats - Secular ($ income)
- Trust Building Retreat (Groups or Couples)
- Devotional Retreats [self love/trust building/romantic/healing relationships]
- Group Activities
- Weekly Game night ($ space rental)
- Community Dungeons and Dragons - 3 times a month
- Family Game night - Uno, board games, etc - once a month
- Volunteering (free)
- Food Pantry
- Soup Kitchen
- Habitat for Humanity
- Environmental Cleaning
Interfaith Ritual Layout
- Welcome to all - take a moment to greet one another
- Call in elements (directions not necessary, as different faiths have different directions)
- Recite Eternal Flame Poem
- Sing a song of welcoming
- Community Celebration: recite words of focus
- Ask if there are any birthdays
- sing birthday song (the one moira showed me, the sing & repeat)
- Any engagements, weddings, Promotions, or Positive News to share and celebrate
- Invitation for Grounding ("light body exercise")
- Words for reflection (could be a readings from a sacred text, poem, quote, etc.)
- Silent Meditation and Reflection
- Community Reflection and discussion & Sharing of other readings
- This can be as long or as short as the group wants. This is the bulk of the ritual
- Joining of Voices - Song on theme
- Time for Community Healing : Recite words of focus
- Prayer for healing - Invitation to speak out loud the name of anyone we wish healing towards or remain silent and as the divine to bless those on our hearts
- If anyone would like to receive love and support from the community please stand or come to the front. If you have extra love to give, please go to someone standing and embrace them. If you are not comfortable doing this now, please feel free to see me after the ritual and I would be happy to remind you that you are not alone and how loved you are.
- Discuss Upcoming Week's schedule or changes to the routine
- Topic or Theme for next Ritual so anyone who wants to bring a quote or reading to share, can
- Which devotional Group meeting
- If Any retreats are being offered or Workshops coming up
- Which Volunteering opportunity is planned
- Any cancelations
- Parting of ways
- Recite closing words releasing the elements and asking the divine to bless the space and bring prosperity for the following time until we meet again.
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